https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814626 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814626#c2 Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |dimstar@opensuse.org Summary|gnomesu getit - hit hot |gnomesu gedit - hit hot |spot and freezes |spot and freezes --- Comment #2 from Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org> 2013-04-10 20:13:48 UTC --- The issue is rather 'simple' to explain what is going wrong: - User logs in; XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is set to /run/user/$UID/ - dconf-service starts, and 'touches' its lock rile as $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/dconf/user - User changes to superuser with 'su' => XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is NOT being reset, still points to the USERS one - gedit is being started => it requires dconf access, hence launches a dconf-service on the dbus; - root's dconf-service overwrites the users lock file, with 'specific' permission ==> BAM -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.